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with_o his_o own_o shadow_n or_o else_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o these_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o they_o be_v teach_v by_o they_o to_o put_v some_o trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o which_o to_o imagine_v be_v most_o gross_a and_o absurd_a for_o there_o be_v no_o likelihood_n therein_o at_o all_o his_o reason_n that_o he_o use_v to_o shut_v out_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n from_o the_o office_n of_o justify_v be_v these_o for_o by_o the_o law_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n rom._n 3.20_o for_o that_o our_o rejoice_v be_v in_o this_o case_n exclude_v not_o by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n vers_fw-la 27._o for_o that_o if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v wherein_o to_o rejoice_v but_o not_o with_o god_n for_o that_o the_o wage_n be_v count_v to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o of_o favour_n as_o he_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v it_o be_v to_o abraham_n and_o must_v be_v to_o all_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n in_o 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